# Subaru

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsuː.bə.ruː/ · frequency rank #20,791

## Definitions
1. A Japanese automotive manufacturer.
2. A male or female given name from Japanese.
3. A Japanese traditional constellation, equivalent to the Western asterism the Pleiades (“the Seven Sisters”) (an open cluster).

## Etymology
From Japanese 昴 (Subaru).

## Easily confused with
- **sugar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/subaru-vs-sugar)
- **suburb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/subaru-vs-suburb)
- **sugary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/subaru-vs-sugary)
- **subpar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/subaru-vs-subpar)

## Common misspellings (8)
`sbuaru`, `ssubaru`, `suabru`, `subarru`, `subaur`, `subbaru`, `subrau`, `usbaru`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/subaru